As reported earlier, WWE had plans to hold the first-ever all-women’s Queen of the Ring tournament later in the year 2021. Then updates also claimed that the finale of the tourney will be taking place at the next WWE event slated for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The latest update claims King of the Ring is also returning this year, with those finals also taking place in Saudi Arabia, according to Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men podcast.
There is no official announcement on WWE’s part on the return to Saudi Arabia although reports claim that they are expected to return on Thursday, October 21 for the Crown Jewel PPV. It’s believed that the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments will begin earlier in October, with the finals will go down in late October in that Saudi show.
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It was previously reported that the Queen of the Ring tournament might begin on the October 8 SmackDown and the October 11 RAW, but those dates have not been confirmed. Back in June, reports claimed that WWE’s TV partners, FOX and NBCUniversal, were suggesting more themed events for late 2021, like bringing back King of the Ring and RAW Roulette.
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King and Queen of the Ring 2021 coming soon
The main King of the Ring tournament was held on a yearly basis starting in the late 80s which continued through the 90s. It was also hosted from 2000-2002, in 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2015. The tournament returned in 2019 with Baron Corbin becoming the final winner by defeating Chad Gable in the finale. The 2015 KOTR event was the last to be held as a WWE Network or pay-per-view while the 2019 edition was held over several RAW and SmackDown episodes.
As for the Queen of the Ring tournament, this is going to be the inaugural version in the WWE where superstars from Raw, Smackdown, and NXT are likely to compete. More updates regarding this show as well as the KOTR 2021 edition should be available in due course as we also expect announcements around the WWE Draft.
In more update, Wrestling INC reports that the inaugural WWE Queen of the Ring tournament could be named “Queen’s Crown Tournament” as the company filed to trademark the name on August 27. It’s expected to begin soon on Raw and Smackdown weekly episodes.
